This LESSON is in Social
Studies.We are studying ancient
greece and the land that makes it up.we
will be watching a film strip with a number of great pictures and sites about
ancient greece for us to look at.

Lesson GOAL (s)

(Curriculum/standards
based)

Analyze
the geographic, political, economic, and social structures of the early
civilization of Ancient Greece with emphasis on the location and physical
setting that supported the rise of this civilization; the connections
between geography and the development of city-states, including patterns of
trade and commerce; the transition from tyranny and oligarchy to early
democratic forms of government and the significance of citizenship; the
differences between Athenian, or direct, democracy and representative
democracy; the significance of Greek mythology to the everyday life of
people in ancient Greece and its influence on modern literature and
language; the similarities and differences between life in Athens and
Sparta; the rise of Alexander the Great in the north and the spread of Greek
culture; and the cultural contributions in the areas of arts, science,
language, architecture, government and philosophy. (SDSSS #4 6th
grade)